prurigo
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pru·ri·go
(prʊ-rī'gō) 
n.
A chronic skin disease having various causes, marked by the eruption of pale, dome-shaped papules that itch severely.
n.
A chronic skin disease having various causes, marked by the eruption of pale, dome-shaped papules that itch severely.
[Latin prūrīgō, an itching, from prūrīre, to itch.]
pruriginous pru·rig'i·nous (-rĭj'ə-nəs) adj.
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